Marked 8.71 across it, 6 goals and assists between them, and no serious argument from anybody else in the division. Barcelona have had the whole benefit of a month somebody else will spend the summer trying to buy.
Scoring charts1 Mar 2027
The division's brightest kid this month plays for Barcelona
Pau Cubarsí was marked 8.71 and had a hand in 6 goals. Every recruitment department in the country now has a file open, and the club that has him knows exactly what that means.
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Rayo Vallecano can pretend not to have heard.
The offer was not close and it was refused without much discussion. Whether the second one is refused as quickly is another matter.
Scoring charts1 Mar 2027
Lamine Yamal leads the division for assists — 8.80
The chart that decides who the scorers ought to be thanking. 7 of them made by a Barcelona player marked 8.80, and not one will be in the montage at the end of the season.
Fee agreed, terms agreed, medical booked. Hugo Rincón will be somebody else’s player by the weekend, and around Athletic Bilbao the goodbyes have quietly begun.
“I want to win things, and I would like to do it here.” Nothing has been demanded and nothing has been threatened — but a boardroom at Real Madrid hears a sentence like that exactly as it was built.
Scoring charts1 Mar 2027
Highest marks in the league belong to a Barcelona man
Lamine Yamal averaged 8.80 over 4 appearances. Nothing about that will trend, and anybody who watched all four games would tell you it was the most accurate thing on this page.
3 in 3 for Espanyol. Nobody outside his own ground is talking about him, which tends to be true of everybody on this list except the man at the top of it.
Nobody in the division bettered it last month: 7 goals in 5 appearances for Atlético Madrid.
Scoring charts1 Feb 2027
Álex Baena is the division's player of the month — 9.14
A club's paper reports this as one of its own being honoured. On this page it is what it actually is: a verdict on everybody who played, and it went to a Atlético Madrid man on 9.14 with 9 goal contributions.
Scoring charts1 Feb 2027
Lamine Yamal is the month's best young player — 8.66
The award the rest of the division reads as a transfer rumour. 8.66 over the month and 7 goal contributions, from a Barcelona player whose price has just gone up without anybody at his club doing anything.
6 assists, 8.66, and a Barcelona player who spent four weekends being the reason somebody else's name went in the paper. It is the least-rewarded skill in football and the easiest one to notice its absence.
The name of Florian Lejeune has come up in conversations Rayo Vallecano were not part of. Nothing formal, nothing signed — but nothing about it accidental either.
“I want to win things, and I would like to do it here.” Nothing has been demanded and nothing has been threatened — but a boardroom at Atlético Madrid hears a sentence like that exactly as it was built.
Scoring charts1 Feb 2027
Highest marks in the league belong to a Osasuna man
Antonio Raíllo averaged 9.32 over 2 appearances. Nothing about that will trend, and anybody who watched all four games would tell you it was the most accurate thing on this page.
Nobody in the division bettered it last month: 5 goals in 4 appearances for Athletic Bilbao.
Scoring charts1 Jan 2027
Kylian Mbappé is the division's player of the month — 8.99
A club's paper reports this as one of its own being honoured. On this page it is what it actually is: a verdict on everybody who played, and it went to a Real Madrid man on 8.99 with 6 goal contributions.
Scoring charts1 Jan 2027
The division's brightest kid this month plays for Barcelona
Lamine Yamal was marked 8.76 and had a hand in 3 goals. Every recruitment department in the country now has a file open, and the club that has him knows exactly what that means.
The chart that decides who the scorers ought to be thanking. 5 of them made by a Athletic Bilbao player marked 7.77, and not one will be in the montage at the end of the season.
“This is not anger. I have thought about it for months, and nothing that has happened lately changed my mind.” The request is on a desk at Girona, and it is not being withdrawn.
Scoring charts1 Jan 2027
Kylian Mbappé is the division's best-marked player — 8.99
The chart that catches everybody a goal tally never will: the centre-half who was immense for four weekends, the holding midfielder nobody outside his own ground has heard of. 8.99 across 4 matches for Real Madrid.
“I want to win things, and I would like to do it here.” Nothing has been demanded and nothing has been threatened — but a boardroom at Villarreal hears a sentence like that exactly as it was built.
The general version of this complaint is that a player wants more. The specific version names the thing: he wants to walk out under floodlights against clubs from other countries, and he has stopped pretending otherwise.
4 in 4 for Real Madrid. Nobody outside his own ground is talking about him, which tends to be true of everybody on this list except the man at the top of it.
Nobody in the division bettered it last month: 6 goals in 3 appearances for Atlético Madrid.
Scoring charts1 Dec 2026
Julián Álvarez is the division's player of the month — 9.61
A club's paper reports this as one of its own being honoured. On this page it is what it actually is: a verdict on everybody who played, and it went to a Atlético Madrid man on 9.61 with 7 goal contributions.
Scoring charts1 Dec 2026
The division's brightest kid this month plays for Barcelona
Pau Cubarsí was marked 7.48 and had a hand in 2 goals. Every recruitment department in the country now has a file open, and the club that has him knows exactly what that means.
“This is not anger. I have thought about it for months, and nothing that has happened lately changed my mind.” The request is on a desk at Alavés, and it is not being withdrawn.
The chart that decides who the scorers ought to be thanking. 6 of them made by a Atlético Madrid player marked 9.05, and not one will be in the montage at the end of the season.
Scoring charts1 Dec 2026
Julián Álvarez is the division's best-marked player — 9.61
The chart that catches everybody a goal tally never will: the centre-half who was immense for four weekends, the holding midfielder nobody outside his own ground has heard of. 9.61 across 3 matches for Atlético Madrid.
It is the most legitimate ambition in the sport and the hardest for most clubs to satisfy. Natan wants continental football; whether Betis can provide it is a question about the next two seasons, not about him.
“I want to win things, and I would like to do it here.” Nothing has been demanded and nothing has been threatened — but a boardroom at Getafe hears a sentence like that exactly as it was built.
3 in 2 for Villarreal. Nobody outside his own ground is talking about him, which tends to be true of everybody on this list except the man at the top of it.
Marked 7.91 across it, 5 goals and assists between them, and no serious argument from anybody else in the division. Espanyol have had the whole benefit of a month somebody else will spend the summer trying to buy.
Scoring charts1 Nov 2026
Lamine Yamal is the month's best young player — 8.02
The award the rest of the division reads as a transfer rumour. 8.02 over the month and 3 goal contributions, from a Barcelona player whose price has just gone up without anybody at his club doing anything.
5 assists, 7.34, and a Espanyol player who spent four weekends being the reason somebody else's name went in the paper. It is the least-rewarded skill in football and the easiest one to notice its absence.
“I want to be playing for trophies while my legs still let me.” Nothing in that sentence is a transfer request, and nobody at Real Madrid heard it as anything else.
Nico Williams averaged 8.69 over 3 appearances. Nothing about that will trend, and anybody who watched all four games would tell you it was the most accurate thing on this page.
The general version of this complaint is that a player wants more. The specific version names the thing: he wants to walk out under floodlights against clubs from other countries, and he has stopped pretending otherwise.
4 in 5 for Osasuna. Nobody outside his own ground is talking about him, which tends to be true of everybody on this list except the man at the top of it.
4 in 5 for Athletic Bilbao. Nobody outside his own ground is talking about him, which tends to be true of everybody on this list except the man at the top of it.
Marked 8.78 across it, 5 goals and assists between them, and no serious argument from anybody else in the division. Barcelona have had the whole benefit of a month somebody else will spend the summer trying to buy.
Scoring charts1 Oct 2026
The division's brightest kid this month plays for Barcelona
Lamine Yamal was marked 8.78 and had a hand in 5 goals. Every recruitment department in the country now has a file open, and the club that has him knows exactly what that means.
The offer from Borussia Dortmund for Alexander Sørloth was heard out and sent back the same day. First bids are rarely meant to succeed; they are meant to find out how loudly the door closes.
“This is not anger. I have thought about it for months, and nothing that has happened lately changed my mind.” The request is on a desk at Levante, and it is not being withdrawn.
The chart that decides who the scorers ought to be thanking. 5 of them made by a Elche player marked 7.71, and not one will be in the montage at the end of the season.
It is the most legitimate ambition in the sport and the hardest for most clubs to satisfy. Federico Valverde wants continental football; whether Real Madrid can provide it is a question about the next two seasons, not about him.
The chart that catches everybody a goal tally never will: the centre-half who was immense for four weekends, the holding midfielder nobody outside his own ground has heard of. 9.12 across 2 matches for Villarreal.
“I want to be playing for trophies while my legs still let me.” Nothing in that sentence is a transfer request, and nobody at Real Sociedad heard it as anything else.
3 in 4 for Athletic Bilbao. Nobody outside his own ground is talking about him, which tends to be true of everybody on this list except the man at the top of it.
Nobody in the division bettered it last month: 3 goals in 2 appearances for Real Madrid.
Scoring charts1 Sep 2026
The division's brightest kid this month plays for Barcelona
Lamine Yamal was marked 8.21 and had a hand in 2 goals. Every recruitment department in the country now has a file open, and the club that has him knows exactly what that means.
3 assists, 9.18, and a Rayo Vallecano player who spent four weekends being the reason somebody else's name went in the paper. It is the least-rewarded skill in football and the easiest one to notice its absence.
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Espanyol can pretend not to have heard.
The name of Alexander Sørloth has come up in conversations Atlético Madrid were not part of. Nothing formal, nothing signed — but nothing about it accidental either.
Scoring charts1 Sep 2026
Highest marks in the league belong to a Real Madrid man
Rodrygo averaged 9.41 over 2 appearances. Nothing about that will trend, and anybody who watched all four games would tell you it was the most accurate thing on this page.
The general version of this complaint is that a player wants more. The specific version names the thing: he wants to walk out under floodlights against clubs from other countries, and he has stopped pretending otherwise.
2 in 1 for Mallorca. Nobody outside his own ground is talking about him, which tends to be true of everybody on this list except the man at the top of it.
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Rayo Vallecano can pretend not to have heard.
“I have ambitions, and I would like the club to share them.” Nobody has asked to leave and nobody has been shown the door — but a player chooses that sentence carefully, and a boardroom hears it exactly as it was meant.
The general version of this complaint is that a player wants more. The specific version names the thing: he wants to walk out under floodlights against clubs from other countries, and he has stopped pretending otherwise.